Welles’ “Don Quixote” Revival Planned by European Archives
Four European film institutions, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Filmoteca Española, Cinémathèque française, and Filmmuseum Munich, will collaborate to reconstruct Orson Welles’ unfinished film, Don Quixote. Welles began filming the adaptation in Mexico in 1957 and continued to envision its completion until his death in 1985.
The project received approval from Oja Kodar, Welles’ longtime partner, and will be led by film historian and director Esteve Riambau. Welles relocated to Rome in 1958, ostensibly working on a Spanish-themed television series for RAI while secretly editing his Don Quixote footage.
Cinecittà Studios holds 50,000 meters of previously unseen negative film from the project, which is currently being digitized. The restoration will gather materials from across Europe, including 80 minutes of positive film from France and another 50,000 meters of film from Spain, at the Filmoteca Española in Madrid. Analysts will begin comparative study of the footage in 2027, hoping to realize Welles’ lifelong ambition.
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